Imagine visiting a Costa Rican home conceived to reflect the traditions of the grand colonial estates of Spain.

Although conveniently located just minutes from the airport and the city of Alajuela, vistas are of a valley planted to coffee, some of the world’s best. But there’s much more.

La Quintana is located on a lower slope of Volcan Poas. Once inside its flower-covered walls, you will discover a magnificent residence encircled with gardens alluring to butterflies and hummingbirds. Seek out the highest ground and the nearby volcanoes Irazu, Turrialba and Barva might peek out through the mist. Rising above the forest with the mountains of Escazu as a backdrop, the twin spires of the Tambor Iglesia may inspire memories of Tuscany, especially when the sound of the church’s hand-rung bells echoes off of the hillsides.

La Q was constructed to incorporate this ambiance. From within, dramatic mountain or gentle garden views present themselves through every arched door and window.

Nature is seamless as interior gardens open to the sky. A three-tiered fountain performs a watery sonnet to accompany the exotic birdsong.  

Third World weavings, pre-Columbian statuary and Nicaraguan folk art enhance one’s sense of place. Moonlight paints dramatic shadows throughout when silhouetting wrought iron bars reproduced from Renaissance motifs by Italian artisans.

Your accommodations are a very private retreat, far from life’s concerns. Well-appointed with precious woods, the ceilings are of teak, the substantial structural columns of almendro. Floors are patterned with Iberian ceramics, the luxurious bathrooms of Columbian marble. Your bed is king-size with a cozy comforter to snuggle into against the slight chill of the evening. 

Consider the typical tourist newly arrived at SJO, Costa Rica’s International Airport in Alajuela.  He or she will be steered to a franchise-style hotel room in the urban jungle of San Jose, sometimes a smoggy hour’s commute, prompting subsequent journeys through time-consuming traffic as they come and go to the country’s renowned venues.

From SJO, La Quintana is an easy fifteen minute drive directly into natural beauty.

Live better. For those that seek the road less traveled, La Q is all about you.